Thermo-Mechanical analysis of composite exhaust manifold

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Exhaust Manifold

Lifetime Prediction of Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue for Exhaust Manifold

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Wei Zheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Lifetime Prediction ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Dissipated Energy ◽  
Exhaust Manifold ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
Crack Zone ◽  
Materials Used

In this research, the non-linear thermo-mechanical simulation, experimental study and lifetime prediction of engine exhaust manifold were systematically analyzed. Fluid-structure coupled method was employed in the simulation. Heat transfer analysis simultaneous considered radiation, convection and conduction. Inelastic properties of the materials used for the thermo-mechanical analysis included kinematic hardening and creep. Some models were introduced and used to predict lifetime of the manifold. Temperature data obtained during the engine bench tests can be accurately matched with the analysis results. The results indicated that the highest temperature located on the confluence of exhaust manifold and the plastic dissipated energy field caused by the cyclic thermal loading can be matched with the crack zone of exhaust manifold.

Light-cured dental composites characterization by Electron Microscopy

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-429
Author(s):  
B. M. Culbertson ◽  
M. L. Devinev ◽  
E. C. Kao
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Dental Composite ◽  
Dental Composites ◽  
Neat Resin ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Research Meeting ◽  
Formulation Variables

The service performance of current dental composite materials, such as anterior and posterior restoratives and/or veneer cements, needs to be improved. As part of a comprehensive effort to find ways to improve such materials, we have launched a broad spectrum study of the physicochemical and mechanical properties of photopolymerizable or visible light cured (VLC) dental composites. The commercially available VLC materials being studied are shown in Table 1. A generic or neat resin VLC system is also being characterized by SEM and TEM, to more fully understand formulation variables and their effects on properties.At a recent dental research meeting, we reported on the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) characterization of the materials in Table 1. It was shown by DSC and DMA that the materials are substantially undercured by commonly used VLC techniques. Post curing in an oral cavity or a dry environment at 37 to 50°C for 7 or more hours substantially enhances the cure of the materials.

Rubber–Road Contact: Comparison of Physics-Based Theory and Indoor Experiments

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehran Motamedi ◽  
Saied Taheri ◽  
Corina Sandu
Keyword(s):  
Rough Surface ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Surface Profile ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Friction Model ◽  
Rubber Friction ◽  
Optical Profilometer ◽  
Viscoelastic Modulus ◽  
Longitudinal Slip

ABSTRACT For tire designers, rubber friction is a topic of pronounced practical importance. Thus, development of a rubber–road contact model is of great interest. In this research, to predict the effectiveness of the tread compound in a tire as it interacts with the pavement, the physics-based multiscale rubber-friction theories developed by B. Persson and M. Klüppel were studied. The strengths of each method were identified and incorporated into a consolidated model that is more comprehensive and proficient than any single, existing, physics-based approach. In the present work, the friction coefficient was estimated for a summer tire tread compound sliding on sandpaper. The inputs to the model were the fractal properties of the rough surface and the dynamic viscoelastic modulus of rubber. The sandpaper-surface profile was measured accurately using an optical profilometer. Two-dimensional parameterization was performed using one-dimensional profile measurements. The tire tread compound was characterized via dynamic mechanical analysis. To validate the friction model, a laboratory-based, rubber-friction test that could measure the friction between a rubber sample and any arbitrary rough surface was designed and built. The apparatus consisted of a turntable, which can have the surface characteristics of choice, and a rubber wheel in contact with the turntable. The wheel speed, as well as the turntable speed, could be controlled precisely to generate the arbitrary values of longitudinal slip at which the dynamic coefficient of friction was measured. The correlation between the simulation and the experimental results was investigated.

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